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Valuable Role of Higher Education in Addressing Climate Change


Tuesday, November 3, 2015 : 1:00 p.m. - 1:15 p.m.

Howard Frumkin, MD, DrPH, School of Public Health, University of Washington, Seattle, WA

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Higher education has many contributions to make to addressing climate change and health, in ways that are consistent with the three missions of universities: teaching, research, and service.  Cutting across these missions is a fourth arena, university operations, as universities are large physical plants with large, and potentially reducible, carbon footprints.  This presentation will describe activities in the higher education sector, including research, pedagogy, service, and operations, with a special emphasis on the health sciences, and using examples from the University of Washington, consistently ranked one of the nation’s greenest universities.

Learning Areas:

Environmental health sciences
Public health or related public policy

Learning Objectives:
Describe contributions of academia to understanding the public health impacts of climate change.

Keyword(s): Climate and Health

Presenting author's disclosure statement:

Qualified on the content I am responsible for because: I am Dean and Professor of Environmental and Occupational Health Sciences, at the University of Washington School of Public Health. I am an internist, environmental and occupational medicine specialist, and epidemiologist, who has worked in academia and public service.
Any relevant financial relationships? No

I agree to comply with the American Public Health Association Conflict of Interest and Commercial Support Guidelines, and to disclose to the participants any off-label or experimental uses of a commercial product or service discussed in my presentation.

Back to: 4206.2: Beyond Climate Change and Public Health: A Look at How Other Sectors Play a Role in Addressing Climate Change and Health in the US